2019-2021年北京市初三（上）期中英语试题汇编：阅读回答问题.docx

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2019-2021北京初三（上）期中英语汇编

阅读回答问题

一、阅读回答问题

（2021·北京市第二中学分校九年级期中）ChineseFancyKnot

Chinesefancyknots,alsocalledChineseknots,refertothetraditionaldecorativeknotsinChineseculture.TheybeganasaformoftraditionalartintheTangandSongDynastiesinChinaandbecamepopularintheMingDynasty.Longago,theyfoundtheirwaytoJapanandotherSoutheastAsiancountries,andwerewellreceived.

????????ChineseFancyKnotsthere.NowtheyaretakenasoneofthemostclassicsymbolsofChineseculture.Asforthenameitself,itissurelymeaningful.TheChinesewordfor“knot”,jie,means“connection”.Itisrelatedtolotsofculturalideas—marriage,brotherhood,reunion,etc.Meanwhile,thepronunciationoftheChinesewordjieisveryclosetothatofji,“goodluck”.Asaresult,Chineseknotsperfectlyserveasawaytoexpresspeople’sstrongwishesforgoodthingslikejoy,loveandgoodluck.

????????Besides,theknots,widelyexistingintheeverydaylifeoftheChineseculture,comeindifferentsizes.Smallonesareconnectedtojewelry(珠宝),clothes,gift—packagesandfurnitureinordertoattractpeople’sattention,whilelargeonesareusedtodecoratealivingroomorstudy.Whetherlargeorsmall,thereareoveradozenbasicknotpatterns(图案)namedaccordingtotheirshapes,usagesororigins.Forexample,DoubleCoinKnotsarecalledshuangqianJiebecausetheyareintheshapeoftwoancientChinesecoins,meaning“goodthingscomeinpairs”.However,almostallthemainstylesofChinesefancyknotsaremadeupoftwoexactlysimilarparts,andthepatternsonthefrontandthebacksidesarealsosimilarineverydetail.

????????Inaddition,Chineseknotsarefamousfortheirbrightcolours.EachoftheChineseknotsismadeofasinglestringofcotton,silk,goldorsilver.Butthecoloursofthestringsarerichandhavedifferenttraditionalculturalmeanings.Amongthemostcommonlyusedbasecolours,redmea